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Fireworks rescheduled for Friday at marina
■ STAFF REPORT The Fireworks display that was scheduled for the night of the 4th of July at Boca Grande Marina will be held…
A path to nowhere: Gulf side of state park beach walkway still open; just avoid the ramp
■ BY SUE ERWIN The wooden walkway that is accessible from the Gasparilla Island State Park is partly closed due to beach ero…
Convoy for clean water set for July 14
■ STAFF REPORT On July 14, activists are planning a “convoy” of cars with banners and messages, starting in Punta Gorda and…
Coral Creek convergence newest acquisition for CHPSP
■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ann…
One stolen car, 10 vehicle burglaries reported July 3
■ STAFF REPORT During the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 3 item…
First hatchlings of the season arrive, rescued Kemp’s ridley turtle recovering well
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the first known hatch of the season on Tuesday, July 3. The n…
Island LEO Beat: Welcome to our newest community member, Sgt. Cecil Fitch
■ SUBMITTED BY LT JEFF CORKHILL You may notice a new member of the Lee County Sheriff’s Patrol function on Boca Grande. So i…
‘Mullet and Mangroves’ scheduled for July showings on PBS
■ STAFF REPORT If you have missed out on seeing a very interesting locally oriented documentary called “Mullet and Mangroves…
Citizens silently redeem local beaches, waterways by removing dead fish
■ BY SUE ERWIN A group of heroic residents stepped up over the weekend to remove the piles of dead fish from island beaches…
Obituary John Dean Compton
John Dean Compton of North Port, Fla. passed away June 25, 2018 surrounded by his family. He died of natural causes after a…